Sierra Leone police opened fire on a group of protestors who were demonstrating against a palm oil plantation being developed by Socfin, a French agri-business giant.

Nedbank Capital head of Africa business Zhann Meyer referred to a number of recent acquisitions in the sector, concluding that "the livelihoods, ways of life and culture of millions of Africans are at risk".

The RSPO complaint by Liberian communities extends to Equatorial Palm Oil’s new majority shareholder Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd of Malaysia

In four years, Hassad Foods has accumulated 255,000 hectares of agricultural land with the aim of producing 165,000 tonnes of grain and 100,000 lambs annually.

Governments of Ethiopia, UK, US and Germany sign land country partnership to work together to improve rural land governance for economic growth and to protect the land rights of local citizens in Ethiopia.

A Saudi agricultural investor warns about the failure of Saudi agricultural investments in Ethiopia and the liquidation of businesses due to the conditions set by the Saudi Agricultural Development Fund

NGO working extensively in the forest region of Cross River State of Nigeria, expresses doubts about Wilmar International's new policy to protect forests and communities.

The debate over land grabbing in Colombia by European multinational companies has crossed borders and has aroused the interest of the European Parliament.

A large Chinese investor is looking to secure a concession for 10,000 hectares of land on the Bolaven plateau in Champassak province, Laos PDR, for rice, small crops and cattle raising, according to provincial officials.

Ethiopian ambassador Mohammad Kabeera said his country has approved more than 361 investment projects to Saudi Arabia mainly in the agricultural sector.

Wilmar, the world's largest palm oil processor, is building a massive plantation on forest lands illegally gifted to Nigeria's former president, Olusegun Obasanjo. The local community wants these lands back.

Western Australia signs agreement with Chinese-owned Kimberley Agricultural Investment on Ord Irrigation Scheme